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You’re forking out $9,000 a year to own your car
Forget the environmental costs of driving a car. The financial costs alone should be enough to shock you into walking, biking, busing, and sharing.
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Watch a leopard seal try to make friends with a kayak (or possibly hump it)
He sure loves this kayak. Or loooooooooves this kayak.
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Keystone XL: The science, stakes, and strategy behind the tar-sands pipeline fight
You're invited to the next Climate Desk Live event for a debate and discussion between some of the leading voices on this issue, including Grist's own David Roberts.
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This apartment building comes with its own algae-fueled power supply
A new building in Hamburg, Germany, has a facade of panels that will grow microalgae, which will be used to produce biofuel and provide heat.
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Would you believe Miami has the most efficient road system in the country?
Of the biggest U.S. cities, Miami is the most efficient in terms of amount of highway. (Atlanta is the worst.)
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Chevron ignored a decade of warnings before Richmond refinery explosion
The company knew about a corroding pipe at its refinery in the San Francisco Bay area, but didn't fix it -- and that's why the refinery exploded last August.
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Stacked recycling bins for small kitchens are so simple, yet so genius
It's a simple idea -- interlocking bins with openings for paper, plastic, and glass. But if you have a small kitchen, it's potentially life-changing.
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‘Messy’ U.S. climate policy is kinda working
Even without an overall climate strategy, the country is inching ahead on climate action, a new report found.
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Help fund these tiny reef-repairing robots, and get your name printed on a coral reef
Coralbots are tiny robots that work in autonomous underwater swarms to repair coral. And if you donate to their Kickstarter, you can put your name on a bot or on part of a reef.
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Wind produces almost twice as much power as nuclear in California
During a windy hour this month, wind provided 17.5 percent of California's electricity supply. That followed a surge in wind power installations last year.
